The character is a member of the JSA and the grandfather of Dr. Nate Heywood/Citizen Steel (new series regular Nick Zano).

The Arrow/Flash offshoot introduced the JSA element with its freshman finale, when Patrick J. Adams showed up as Hourman. As announced at Comic-Con, there are plans to also cast Stargirl, Dr. Mid-Nite and Obsidian.

Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 premieres Thursday, Oct. 13, at 8/7c.

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* B.J. Britt (UnREAL) will recur on Fox’s freshman drama Pitch as the older brother of the first woman to play in the MLB (Twisted‘s Kylie Bunbury), per The Hollywood Reporter.

* Lily Tomlin will receive the Life Achievement Award during the 23rd Annual SAG Awards, airing Jan. 29 on TNT/TBS.

* Cam Gigandet (Reckless), Jeremy Sisto (Suburgatory), Donald Sutherland (Dirty Sexy Money) and Ray Winstone (Of Kings and Prophets) will star in Ice for A&T’s Audience network, our sister site Deadline reports. The 10-episode series follows a family as they plunge into the underbelly of the L.A. diamond trade.